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1 Rentenpfennig, 1923

Details

Period
World Wars and interwar (1914–1945)
Material
Bronze
Condition
Excellent
Denomination
1 Rentenpfennig
Currency
Rentenmark, 1923-1948
Worth
1/100 Rentenmark
Year
1923
Issuer
Germany (Weimar Republic)
Mint
Berlijn (A)
Reference
Numista
Diameter
17.4 mm
Weight
1.85 g
Location
Bergom (Herselt)

What could it buy?

A rentenpfennig was worth the same as a reichspfennig. In 1925 an egg cost about 15 pfennig: 15 of these coins. A worker earned clearly less than 1 mark an hour, so less than 100 of these coins.

Approximate, in the prices and wages of the time.

The story

1 Rentenpfennig from 1923, issued in Germany, during the Weimar Republic. Very well preserved.

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